Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-02-05

Au anehumFht oHSred oS Mr.. Hosr max
ing It unlawful for members of Congress 4
ho'd real estate in the District of Columbis
/ excerpt as residences) WAS rejected, yeas 6,
nays 40. the yeas being Msssrs. Butler. Hale
Hoar. Pugh, Teller, Payne. Finally Mr..
Hoar's first amendment slighlv modified,
was adopted as substitute, yeas 50 nsvs 2l ,
aud the bill in that shape was reported to the
Senate proceedings up to this point being 10
committee of the ~hoie.)
Mr.. Beck moved his original u II as sub
sttuted and it was rejected. nsvs St yeas 49,
/ A modification OF Mr.. Piatt's amen iment
was offered by Mr.. Aidrick aud it was de-
feated. yeas 10, nays 80.
| MIR. Teller then rose and expressed his in
tention of voting against the bill but dis
Claimed any intention 10 express the contempt
with which he regarded these proceedings
tie had been a member of the senate for
seven years and thought he could appeal to
every man present in the chamber to bear
testimony that more disgrac sful scene had
never occurred in the American Senate than
hid been seen here today. He had d
recrimnations and condemnations and taunts
heretofore, but never had he heard anvthin 2
10 compare with what h had hearl tod "
things not directly charged against the mem-
bers OF this BODY, not charged in manner
in which man would make himself amen.
able to his colleagues, but charged bv innu-
endo He did not propose to be intmidst ed
IN reference to his vote on this bill. He
voted according to his Judgment, and he was
not responsible 10 the senator from kentucky V
or anybody else for that vote, and # he voted
alone he would not stand here aud say that
anybody who sat as his colleague needed leg
islation OF that character.
Mr.. Beck demanded the yeas and nays upon
the passage CT the bill. stating there was
nothing in it that he cared much aoout but
that the House of Representatives might put
something in it and he wanted to give the
House a chance.
Tne bill then passed, yeas 80, nays Ii, as
follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Adrich, Allison, Beck,
Berry. Blackburn. Blair, Butler, Cheney,
Cockrell, Coke, Conger, Cullom. Dawes,
Dolph, Eusts, Fair, Frye, George, German,
Hale, H4wley, Hosr. Jones of Arkansas,
Jones of Nevada, HENDERSON, Mitchell of
Pennsylvania, Morrlll, Palmer, Rldileberg4r,
! Sherman, Spooner Van Wyck. Vest, Voor
hees, Walthall, Whittehorne, Williams, Will
son of Iowa, Wilson of Msrvland-39.
Nays-Messrs Call, Cameron, Firwell,
Gray, Hampton, Mcmillan, Malone, Mitch
ell of Oregon, Payne, Pugh, Ransom, Saw
yer, Stanford, rellor-l4
The following is the full text of the bill :
That it shall be unlawfu! for any member of
either House of Congress to accept employ
ment rs attorney at law or payment for ser
vices of any kind in opposition to the United
States in any sase to which the United States
may be party or in which its interests may
be concerned, or from any railroad comp ,nv
if such member shall have reasonable cause
to believe that measures specially affecting
the interests of such company are pending
| before Congress or are abnut to be SO pend
ing during his term of office. Any prrson
who violates the provisions of this act shall
be guilty Of mlsdemeanor, and may b. pun
ished by imprisonment not exceeding one
year or by fine not exceeding $500, or by
| both, in the discretion of the court.
| The Senate then at 6 10 Adjourned until to-
morrow,